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S.S.L.C STANDARD Code: 001

1. GENERAL SCIENCE Will Cover General appreciation and understanding of Science

including matters of everyday observations and experience as may be expected of a welleducated person who has not made any special study of any scientific discipline. Thequestions shall be from topics- in Physics, Chemistry and Biology viz.,. Scientific Laws,

Scientific instruments, Inventions and Discoveries. Scientists and their contributions. HumanPhysiology, Diseases, their cause, cure and prevention, Diet-Balanced diet, human Genetics,

Animals, Mammals and Birds, Environment and Ecology. Elements and Compounds. Acids,Bases and Salts and allied Subjects, Motion, Newtons Laws of Motion - Properties of Matter,

Electricity, National Laboratories and other related topics.

2. HISTORY OF INDIA: Dates and events relating to indus Valley Civilisation, Vedic,

Aryan and Sangam Age, Maurya Dynasty, Buddhism and Jainism, Guptas and Vardhanas,

Pallavas, Cholas and Pandias, Sultanate and Mughal Period. Advent of European powersspecially the British and other related topics.

3. GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA: Earth, Motions of Earth, Rotation and Revolution and theireffects, Structure of Earth, Natural regions of India, Weather, Monsoon and Climate.

Rainfall, Natural Calamities, Indian Towns and Places, Hill Stations, National parks, MajorPorts, Crops and Minerals, Location of Major Industries, Forests and Wildlife, Population

distribution in India and other related topics.

4. ECONOMICS AND COMMERCE: Agriculture, Major crops and crop pattern in India,Industrial Development, Major medium, small scale and cottage Industries of Tamil Nadu.

Village and Rural Development in India. Housing, Drinking water and other developmentalschemes - price policy, Inflation, population and unemployment problems, imports and

exports.

5. INDIAN POLITY: Indian Consitution, Salient features, citizenship, elections, Parliament

and State Legistature, Executive set up of States, Judiciary system, Local self Governments,Centre - State Relations, Language Policy, Foreign policy.

6. INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT: National freedom movement and attainment of

independence - contribution of National Leaders like Bal Ganga Dhar Tilak, GopalakrishnaGokhale, Dada Bhai Nauvroji Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and others - Role of

Tamil Nadu in Freedom Movement, Bharathiyar, V.O.C, Subramaniya Siva, Rajaji andothers.

7. CURRENT EVENTS: Latest development in Science and technology, political

developments in India, New developments in Trade, Transport and communicaton, historicalevents. Fine arts like dance, drama, films, painting, major literary works Games and Sports,National, International awards, National and International organisations, Abbreviations, who

is who, Books and Authors, General Terminology, India and its Neighbours, present day

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India and other related topics.

8. MENTAL ABILITY TESTS: These tests are ment to verify the candidate's capability todraw conclusions through, inductive or deductive reasoning from tables and charts. It will

include elementary problems from school mathematics.

Note: Some of the questions asked in this paper shall be exclusively with reference to TamilNadu.